Cyril Ranatunga
Sri Lankan army general (1930–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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General S. Cyril Ranatunga, VSV (19 February 1930 – 16 June 2021) was a Sri Lanka Army officer. He served as Secretary of Defence, General Officer Commanding, Joint Operations Command and Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army during the 1980s. He was also the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[1]
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Cyril Ranatunga සිරිල් රණතුංග | |
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Born | (1930-02-19)19 February 1930 Bakmeedeniya, Kegalle |
Died | 16 June 2021(2021-06-16) (aged 91) Colombo |
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Years of service | 1950–1983 1985–1988 |
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Unit | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
Commands held | General Officer Commanding, Joint Operations Command, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army, Commander, Western Command, Army Training Centre, 1st Recce Regiment |
Battles/wars | 1971 Insurrection, Sri Lankan Civil War |
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Other work | Secretary of Defence, High Commissioner to Australia, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom |
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